Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Voice of America is reducing some of its radio transmissions this weekend and ending shortwave broadcasts to regions where audiences have alternative ways of receiving VOA news and information programs.

The transmission reductions allow VOA to comply with budget cuts required by sequestration and to avoid furloughs of staff members.

When the new broadcast schedule goes into effect on March 31st, cross-border shortwave and medium wave broadcasts to Albania, Georgia, Iran and Latin America will be curtailed, along with English language broadcasts to the Middle East and Afghanistan.

VOA will continue to provide audiences in these regions with up-to-date news and information through a host of other platforms, including radio and TV affiliate stations, direct-to-home satellite, web streaming, mobile sites and social media.

The new broadcast schedule calls for reductions in some shortwave and medium wave radio broadcasts in Cantonese, Dari/Pashto, English to Africa, Khmer, Kurdish, Mandarin, Portuguese, Urdu and Vietnamese. Direct radio broadcasts to all of these regions will continue.

The transmission reductions are expected to have minimal impact on audience numbers since primary modes of delivery will remain. Shortwave and medium wave broadcasts will continue to regions where they draw substantial audiences, and to countries where other signal delivery is difficult or impossible.

Friday, March 15, 2013

We are sorry to announce that Radio Romania International will be leaving the World Radio Network at the end of March. If you would like to contact Radio Romania International, you can email them here: eng@rri.ro

GERMANY BNL Rock Radio in English is no longer on short waves:
2300-0500 on 3985 KLL 001 kW / non-dir to CeEu eff. from March 9
GERMANY Special broadcast of DeLuxe FM in German on short waves:
2000-0100 on 3985 KLL 001 kW / non-dir to CeEu only Sat, March 16.